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Mon May 16, 2016 3:42 pm
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A laugh and a lesson.
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Charles L. Cotton » Tue Feb 01, 2005 9:38 pm
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One of my flying magazines (AOPA Pilot) has a regular monthly column entitled Never Again. In it are stories of close calls for pilots, most of whom...
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Never Again!?
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Last post by tbrown
Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:06 pm
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Close call almost had to draw
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EdnaBambrick » Wed Sep 14, 2016 5:36 pm
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My wife and I are at a lake in Wyoming.
We're parked on the boat ramp near the lake to take some early morning photos. The ramp is easily 40 yards...
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Skipr - in the larger generous sense you're right about a lot of things - the 7 sins of memory (Schacter) style errors, games people play (Berne's...
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Last post by EdnaBambrick
Fri Sep 16, 2016 10:30 am
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TX: Brazoria County 7 year old shoots himself in the face-gun was locked in safe
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philip964 » Thu Jul 28, 2016 10:30 pm
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Before shooting himself in the face, 7 year old went to a lot of trouble to get his grandfathers gun. The keys to the gun safe was with dozens of...
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Agreed. By age 5 or 6 my son was aware of trigger finger discipline & muzzle awareness via playing with his toy guns. Any opportunity to instill a...
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Last post by Mike S
Tue Sep 06, 2016 7:31 am
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Almost pulled my gun at HEB.
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Deltaboy » Wed Jun 01, 2016 9:12 pm
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Earlier this week we swing by our HEB a bit before noon. We parked and before we got out a man walked up and opened the back door and my Daughter...
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It turns off when the car is turned off. She off to college and all set.
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Last post by Deltaboy
Mon Sep 05, 2016 2:12 pm
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Warning shots at SA Little Red Barn Steakhouse
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mojo84 » Thu Aug 25, 2016 5:06 pm
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Not the best decision regarding tactics. This guy may be in trouble.
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Let's hope his LTC instructor tells him that it's never a good idea to fire warning shots.
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Last post by Soccerdad1995
Tue Aug 30, 2016 2:40 pm
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Last post by techenigma
Mon Aug 22, 2016 4:48 pm
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Note to .45 1911 Owners
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ScottDLS » Thu Apr 28, 2016 6:24 pm
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Note to those who have been shooting 9mm for all these years and then decide to go up to a .45 1911... .45 goes in the .45 magazine, and 9mm does...
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Agreed, after inventory, all those involved possibly even the GM would be in deep doodo! That would have been a NIGHTMARE! Funny thing is, im sure...
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Last post by TreyHouston
Tue Aug 09, 2016 6:42 pm
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Traffic Incident
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G23WAX » Tue Aug 02, 2016 11:32 am
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Tell me if you would've handled this different.
We live in a newer custom home neighborhood and typically on the weekends the kids all congregate...
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given that
- they hit you with a motor vehicle
- in front of lots of witnesses
- cops already know who they are
in your place I would consider
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Last post by JustSomeOldGuy
Wed Aug 03, 2016 4:04 pm
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Last post by philip964
Mon Aug 01, 2016 8:45 am
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Last post by philip964
Tue Jul 26, 2016 8:49 pm
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Think this says it all
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brokedown48 » Tue Jul 26, 2016 12:48 pm
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I can tell you at a minimum the bottom part of that sign is photoshopped and while some of the top look original, it appears parts of it are fake as...
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Last post by rexmitchell
Tue Jul 26, 2016 3:21 pm
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TX: Houston, 16 YO girlfriend accidentally kills boyfriend with his new gun
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philip964 » Sat Jul 16, 2016 10:52 pm
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She was doing something with the gun, when she shot and killed her boyfriend. Both apparently were inexperienced in handling a gun.
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Many times it boils down to complacency. You become so used to having a gun around you forget how dangerous some acts are. This is one of the biggest...
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Last post by Keith B
Mon Jul 18, 2016 1:19 pm
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Rule #1
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FCH » Thu Jul 07, 2016 8:08 pm
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The Mrs will probably be upset with me for making this post but I hope it will bring up a couple of lessons and may help prevent some heartache.
My...
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Sure, kids deserve lots of attention and inclusion in family activities - that's a no brainer.
I just hadn't realized that firearms can be a family...
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Last post by dale blanker
Mon Jul 11, 2016 12:07 pm
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Teen Injured When Rifle Round Goes Off
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Keith B » Sun Jul 03, 2016 2:04 pm
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Texas Teen Injured After Putting Flame to Live Rifle Round
To quote Forrest Gump, 'Mama says, stupid is as stupid does!'
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Amazing info!! Thanks for sharing.
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Last post by TreyHouston
Sun Jul 10, 2016 7:24 pm
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Truck stolen, whats in your truck?
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E.Marquez » Mon Jul 04, 2016 1:30 pm
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Admins, if this is the wrong forum location my apologies. I could not decide between this and off topic.
Last friday night my truck was stolen from...
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All I keep in the truck are some tie down straps, an umbrella, and... a towel. Actual 2 towels, one for Mrs. Max.
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Last post by Maxwell
Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:43 am
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FL: Father kills 14 y o son at gun range
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philip964 » Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:57 pm
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Hot shell casing went into his shirt, so all the gun rules go away when that happens. Sarcasm off.
He shot his son in the neck, who was standing...
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We are all fallible, which is why ingraining safety habits is so important. Properly ingrained safety habits regarding finger and muzzle discipline...
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Last post by Middle Age Russ
Tue Jul 05, 2016 9:05 am
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Ohio gun shop owner killed...
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mbschne » Sun Jun 19, 2016 8:34 am
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Ohio gun shop owner killed during concealed carry class.
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Yep. The NRA is quite strict: no live ammunition inside a classroom at all . Ever.
I remember years ago assisting an NRA Training Counselor with a...
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Last post by Skiprr
Sun Jun 19, 2016 2:39 pm
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Sun Jun 12, 2016 3:10 pm
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Last post by dragun
Thu Jun 09, 2016 7:36 am
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Another mystery discharge
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treadlightly » Tue May 31, 2016 6:05 am
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Initial reports said the gun discharged while the officer was drawing it. New reports say he was running and his gun went off. A quote on the news...
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Yep.
That...and most Derringers lack a trigger guard.
Maybe there will be more details on this at a latter date.
Can't fault the officer for...
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Last post by flintknapper
Tue May 31, 2016 5:32 pm
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tu Officer mysterious discharge
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Texsquatch » Tue May 17, 2016 11:22 am
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I call this mysterious because I don't know how the gun just woke up and decided to fire while holstered.
-Didn't say he touched it, just that he...
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There is a heck of a lot more to that story than what is being told.
Just sayin'...
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Last post by RossA
Thu May 19, 2016 9:49 am
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Last post by pushpullpete
Mon May 16, 2016 12:23 pm
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Man shoots self but doesn't realize it until 3 days later
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TexDotCom » Tue May 10, 2016 1:18 pm
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Sadly, it took finally changing his shirt to figure it out. :???:
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I have an NAA 22 WMR that I carry often in a front pocket. I've always said that if I shot someone with it and they found out about it later, I...
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Last post by goose
Fri May 13, 2016 8:42 am
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Any problems with this picture?
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mojo84 » Tue May 10, 2016 11:27 am
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Saw this on facebook. Doesn't matter how cute she is.
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Well, I'm not going to say I didn't notice those things first - and maybe not in that order, but it was worth a little closer inspection....
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Last post by Texsquatch
Tue May 10, 2016 9:12 pm
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This wife's fatal midnight snack
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philip964 » Sat Oct 10, 2015 11:44 pm
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SA man mistakenly shoots wife in the dark after he hears noises coming from the kitchen at 4 am.
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That's where I went.
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Last post by Dragonfighter
Sun May 08, 2016 10:31 am
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TX: 8 yr old picks up rifle and kills woman in next room
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philip964 » Wed Mar 23, 2016 8:36 pm
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A man was cleaning his guns, when an 8 year old picked up a rifle and apparently pulled the trigger on a loaded, cocked and unlocked rifle, killing...
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Every gun I own is unloaded except my EDC, and that is inaccessible to anyone but me. I don't leave shells in my shotgun, magazines in my AR-15 or my...
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Wed Apr 27, 2016 7:45 pm
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Last post by WildBill
Mon Apr 18, 2016 9:54 am
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walking stick???
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aaangel » Sat Apr 09, 2016 1:39 pm
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just another friendly reminder to always carry. my parents are going on vacation. im loading up the car with luggages and needed to open the garage,...
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i already forwarded this to our neighborhood watch, just in case we have some complaints of broken windows.(from the baseballs of course)
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Last post by aaangel
Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:38 pm
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NEVER AGAIN
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shooter37 » Thu Apr 07, 2016 5:42 pm
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In a season as politically charged as this is, names have been changed (incomplete?) to protect the innocent and to keep this PC and acceptable (?),...
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:smilelol5:
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Last post by Javier730
Thu Apr 07, 2016 9:21 pm
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Thu Mar 31, 2016 1:17 pm
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Wed Mar 09, 2016 11:39 pm
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Last post by Soccerdad1995
Mon Mar 07, 2016 3:41 am
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When Bad Holsters Turn Worse
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gdnewcomer » Wed Feb 24, 2016 10:25 am
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First post to the group. Thanks for the ad. Did a search in the group and did not find a match. Pretty good read on Nylon IWB holsters.
The OP's...
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Left handed IWB converts to right handed draw if you put it IWB at your back. Kind of anyways, a forward cant doesn't work but a straight up and down...
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Last post by Jago668
Sun Feb 28, 2016 4:33 pm
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potential situation avoided
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truckster » Tue Feb 16, 2016 1:09 am
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Today, heading back home from having lunch with a pal of mine in Plano, I had something happen that has never happened before thus scareing me into...
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I would have done the same thing. I had a similar experience in Dallas a few years ago in the Walnut Hill area (not a good area). Except the person...
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Last post by atx2a
Tue Feb 16, 2016 3:32 pm
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Dallas Home Invasion: Local Radio Personality Firsthand Experience
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fickman » Fri Feb 12, 2016 1:28 pm
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I think this is a compelling story worthy of discussion here . Several of the elements are unique and it gave me a few new variables to consider....
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Thanks for posting this. It has really got me thinking, again. My circumstances are much different but the possibility of a home invasion is one of...
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Last post by FCH
Mon Feb 15, 2016 6:46 pm
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How not to sharpen a knife
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Soccerdad1995 » Tue Feb 02, 2016 6:44 pm
So I decided to sharpen my carry knife on Sunday. Grabbed the little mini sharpener and sat down to watch some TV. Second pull through and I...
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Last post by Pawpaw
Fri Feb 05, 2016 5:21 pm
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Going unarmed
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RetNavy » Sat Oct 11, 2014 7:45 am
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Wife and I had to go to a local bank yesterday, before leaving she asked if I was going to carry my weapon inside which I said Yes..... After the...
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rlol rlol :rolll
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Last post by GlassG19
Wed Feb 03, 2016 10:59 pm
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Toddlers shooting people once a week in the US now.
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philip964 » Fri Oct 16, 2015 12:26 am
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Things writers are researching and writing about. No preaching about more gun restrictions, just letting the public know about toddlers killing or...
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I know, right? When I first let my daughter shoot my HK 9mm, she could barely pull the trigger DA and had a hard time SA. That's about 11 and 4.5...
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Fri Jan 29, 2016 5:08 pm
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Last post by philip964
Wed Jan 27, 2016 11:49 pm
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Ohio Man Shoots Himself
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WildBill » Mon Jan 25, 2016 5:25 pm
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Interesting that the story mentioned that the shooter/victim carried a Glock and that Ohio was an Open Carry State.
They also didn't mention if he...
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The article states it went off as he was pulling his pants up ...it doesn't say as he was putting the pistol back in. If the pulling of the pants...
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Last post by Countryside
Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:17 am
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Firefighter mistaken for intruder and murdered
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philip964 » Fri Jan 22, 2016 7:03 pm
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Wife calls 911 after husband has seizure. Responding volenteer firefighter is murdered by man as he comes out of seizure.
RIP
Big on the anti gun...
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Doesn't surprise me. Nothing I've seen shows intent or premeditation.
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Last post by mojo84
Sun Jan 24, 2016 2:55 pm
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WA: intoxicated CHL accidentally shoots moviegoer at Regal Cinema
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philip964 » Sat Jan 23, 2016 7:31 pm
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He says gun was dropped. He fled the scene. Turned in by his father. Woman upgraded from critical to serious condition.
So what will be the Regal...
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The Regal theater in my town has been posted since the 1st and accidents likes this will keep the signs up permanently.
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Last post by nightmare69
Sat Jan 23, 2016 10:29 pm
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Scare last night
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mamabearCali » Wed Aug 29, 2012 3:00 pm
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Never let your guard down.
Last night around 9:30 pm we had a nasty scare. Let me set the stage. My husband is in praise band and civil air patrol...
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Say no to peepholes....peepholes are a very bad idea. As another posted, there are devices that allow someone to see through them. But even if that...
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Last post by VMI77
Sat Jan 23, 2016 1:15 pm
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preston road incident... new crime game?
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glock27 » Mon Apr 20, 2015 11:09 am
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Saturday night when it was pouring down rain. I had a fully loaded down trailer I was heading back to work to unload when I came to a red light stop,...
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Yes.... the old bump and jack. its been around for years.
Almost 4 years ago I almost got robbed at the flying J in Abilene. I was moving there for...
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Last post by Bluegill
Sat Jan 23, 2016 12:27 am
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KEEP THE LATCH LATCHED ON YOUR HOTEL DOOR!
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jayinsat » Fri Oct 16, 2015 12:48 pm
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I am still shaking as I'm typing this but I need an outlet to calm me. I'm in a Marriott Residence Inn in Gulfport Mississippi right now with my...
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As was mentioned earlier
Youtube has a video that shows a carabiner and a zip tie are all you need to enter a locked and latched hotel room
Zip tie...
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Last post by 92f-fan
Mon Jan 18, 2016 9:24 am
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Bullet falling from the sky kills Houston man
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Vol Texan » Fri Jan 01, 2016 10:52 pm
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I hope they find the idiot who did this:
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The late Major General Julian Hatcher did a lot of experiments along this line, if anyone is interested. he wrote up the experiments and results in...
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Sun Jan 17, 2016 3:34 pm
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Sat Jan 16, 2016 8:43 am
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So I'm in the waiting room at Parkland hospital
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surferdaddy » Sat May 03, 2014 7:03 pm
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I got the message from my frantic wife that my father in law had shot himself in the hand whilst cleaning his 9mm. This just happened so I'm still...
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True words indeed my friend.
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Last post by surferdaddy
Fri Jan 15, 2016 1:59 pm
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Ice Skating
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nedmoore » Sat Jan 02, 2016 1:27 am
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Took the wife and twins to Moody Gardens today for the Holiday stuff, I was CC and (by the way saw, no signage of 30.06 or 30.07).
Anyway, time to...
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Use a shoulder holster; then you don't have to worry about performing sitzbangs.
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Mon Jan 11, 2016 1:16 am
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Tue Dec 29, 2015 12:45 am
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Learned a lesson about "jugging"
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bliss79 » Mon Mar 30, 2015 2:27 pm
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As of yesterday, I was unaware of this practice, and that is what caused the never again of this post. There were things that, out of ignorance, I...
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While Montana is a Gold Star OC state, you just don't see it anywhere in town. I OC'd into a Mexican restaurant in Kalispell one day just to see what...
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Fri Dec 18, 2015 8:21 am
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